United States Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
In office February 28, 1974 – January 31, 1975
President
Richard Nixon Gerald Ford
Preceded by
Marshall Wright
Succeeded by
Robert J. McCloskey
61st Governor of Virginia
In office January 17, 1970 – January 12, 1974
Lieutenant
Sargeant Reynolds Henry Howell
Preceded by
Mills Godwin
Succeeded by
Mills Godwin
Personal details
Born
Abner Linwood Holton Jr.
(1923-09-21)September 21, 1923 Big Stone Gap, Virginia U.S.
Died
October 28, 2021(2021-10-28) (aged 98) Kilmarnock, Virginia U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Jinks Rogers
(m. 1953)
Children
4; including Anne, Woody, and Dwight
Education
Washington and Lee University (BS) Harvard University (LLB)
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Navy
Years of service
1942–1969
Rank
Captain
Battles/wars
World War II Korean War
Abner Linwood Holton Jr. (September 21, 1923 – October 28, 2021) was an American politician and attorney. He served as the 61st governor of Virginia, from 1970 to 1974, and was the first elected Republican governor of Virginia of the 20th century.[1] He was known for supporting civil rights, integration, and public investment.[2]
^Cain, Andrew (October 6, 2016). "Five Virginia first ladies tout Hillary Clinton, Tim Kaine at Black History Museum". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
^Schapiro, Jeff E. (Oct 29, 2021). "Linwood Holton, Virginia's first GOP governor of the 20th century, who embraced civil rights, dies at 98." Richmond Time-Dispatch, pp. A1, A6. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
Abner LinwoodHolton Jr. (September 21, 1923 – October 28, 2021) was an American politician and attorney. He served as the 61st governor of Virginia, from...
Abner LinwoodHolton III, known as Woody Holton, is an American professor who is the McCausland Professor of History at the University of South Carolina...
to 2020. Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Holton is the daughter of Virginia Harrison "Jinks" (Rogers) and LinwoodHolton, a lawyer and Republican Party politician...
his father, LinwoodHolton, was elected governor, becoming the first Republican in one-hundred years to hold that office. The elder Holton, who ran on...
a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. A. LinwoodHolton, Jr., an attorney from Roanoke, was nominated again by the Republican...
Harrison, a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. LinwoodHolton, an attorney from Roanoke, was nominated by the Republican Party to...
2022. Graham, Alli (2022-12-16). "Virginia 'Jinks' Holton, wife of former Virginia Gov. LinwoodHolton Jr., dies at 97". WSLS. Retrieved 2023-10-02. Gonzales...
In the 1973 Virginia gubernatorial election, incumbent Governor A. LinwoodHolton, Jr., a Republican, was unable to seek re-election due to term limits...
another term as a Republican in the 1970s, but that another opponent, A. LinwoodHolton, Jr., would go on to serve a term as Virginia's first Republican Governor...
dominated the state's politics for over three decades. He was succeeded by LinwoodHolton, the first non-Democratic governor in over 80 years. By 1973, when he...
official who served as Virginia Secretary of Finance in the cabinet of LinwoodHolton. He was previously Virginia State Treasurer. https://paw.princeton...
Holton, the daughter of A. LinwoodHolton Jr., the 61st governor of Virginia. The couple met while they were students at Harvard Law School. Holton has...
not actually elect another regular Republican as governor until A. LinwoodHolton Jr. in 1969. However, in 1881 William E. Cameron was elected governor...
pp. 1669–1670. "LinwoodHolton". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 18, 2023. Latimer, James (January 18, 1970). "Holton to Strive to Make...
Sargeant Reynolds Democratic 1970–1971 LinwoodHolton died in office 31 Henry Howell Democratic 1971–1974 LinwoodHolton filled Reynolds's term 32 John N....
Democratic nominee, Lieutenant Governor Tim Kaine, the son-in-law to LinwoodHolton, won the election. Virginia is the only state in the United States to...
nomination. Battle won the primary, and went on to lose the election to A. LinwoodHolton Jr., Virginia's first elected Republican governor and the first Republican...
former Governor of Washington Tom Kean, former Governor of New Jersey LinwoodHolton, former Governor of Virginia from 1970 to 1974 William Scranton, former...
Virginia, the state's first Republican governor since Reconstruction, LinwoodHolton, has since 2001 frequently supported Democrats in statewide races –...
of the Governor's Cabinet during the administration of Governor A. LinwoodHolton Jr., the secretary of the Commonwealth has been an appointed member...
Powell Mascot: Cougars LinwoodHolton Elementary School Principal: Dr. Nikea Hurt Mascot: Lions Named after Governor A. LinwoodHolton Jr. Mary Munford Elementary...
regional standards. The state elected moderate Republican A. LinwoodHolton Jr. in 1970; Holton became the first Republican governor in the 20th century,...
in economic and foreign policy issues. Republicans united behind A. LinwoodHolton, Jr. in 1969 and swept the state. In the 1970 Senate elections, the...
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